| goddog said:
well im sure they thought it would last longer, they did not expect movie studios do what is right for the end user, its not like the industry had a good track record of that. they probably thought they cpuld keep it going through 2010 and get a bit of money back hd-dvd was shockingly quick at the start of the year. to further this if MS had though hd-dvd was the future, they almost certainly would ahve lobbied for it to get an international standard so it could be used as a legitamet storage and data media for computer users. blueray had already done that, and pending its finalization, it will be aproved. |
You have a lot more faith in the movie studios than I do. I believe they did what was right for them... consolidate their HD efforts behind one product line, and give customers a clear choice to further the market. I don't think they care if the consumer wastes money or is frustrated by having to make uncomfortable choices... unless it impedes their ability to make sales.
I would sale they saw a schism in the market that was hurting their business, and they took the steps to fix it.
